The Business Times, 17 April 1998

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    12 1 The BusinesstSmes MITA(P) ll(V12/97 85c SINGAPORE Internet: http://www.asial.com.sg/biztimes FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1998
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    MARKET SUMMARY
    68 1 □srn USISJS (-28.79) nBT-sn li«M (-14.30) BTOOHP UOOM (-33.47) rnBTMGA 1J71&2I (-18.04) ITMAIKErMOOIk luL Down STOCK MARKET INDICES Thursday Change KLSE COMP ***** 1528 NIKKEI *****.77 -415.53 HANG SENG 11,187.78 -*****8 SET INDEX ***** -14.50 JAKARTA COMP 510.07 138 MANILA COMP 2.184.56 26.02 TAIPEI WP! 8,78*21 -27.10 SEOUL
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    FINANCE
    75 1 FOBS BATES US! SS l$$ 1.606 £(US$/S$ per S) 1.687 1766 DM 1.867 0888 YEN 131.4 1521* MS -1746 0.428 HKS 7.749 OW BAHT 40.00 0.040 RUPIAH 7,976 002T 'St to 100 units FUME KITES SINGAPORE* 7.79 KUALA LUMPUR 1150 JAKARTA .2800 BANGKOK 14.75 MANILA 22.90 HONGKONG 10.25 TAIPEI
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    Lock icon Mahathir jumps to defence of MAS deal
    929 1  -  Market gives thumbs down to MAS chiefs plan to shuffle assets in bid to rednce his own borrowings By Meera Tharmaratnam in Kuala Lumpur INVESTORS sold down shares of national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) in a vote of no confidence on a restructuring
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    Lock icon Asian currencies sink through key support levels
    438 1  -  Wobbly yen and lack of positive 6-7 news makp markets nervous By Larry Wee [SINGAPORE] A shaky Japanese yen dragged Asian currencies through key support levels yesterday, with markets edgy in the absence of any meaningful news from the G-7 finance ministers' meeting
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    S'pore bourse suffers fourth straight loss with 29-point slide
    256 1  -  Weakness at Malaysian end addstoselldown By\ R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] Regional currencies showed the way south for equities, with the Singapore market suffering its fourth straight loss. Led by a $1 or 5.7 per cent fall in Singapore Press Holdings' share price
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    Lock icon Key S'pore March exports estimated to have grown 8%
    502 1  -  Most economists also expect farther fall-off in second half, BT poll shows By. Audrey Tan [SINGAPORE] Singapore's non-oil domestic exports are likely to have grown around 8 per cent in March, down from February's stunning 28.1 per cent surge, economists say.
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      126 1 msiPE Reading crHs print Australian industry has declared the nation's waterfront dispute near crisis point. Whipping Times Pgl Bttst far Sato park Foreign investors in the Singapore -China Suzhou Industrial Park are accelerating their expansion in the park, F*2 Oat of the suburbs Loss-making retailer CK Tang has aborted a
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      18 1 Yen, stocks fall on no hope ofG-7intervention, Pg 4 Rally on the cards for Jakarta stocks, Pg 17
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  • SINGAPORE AT HOME & ABROAD
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      Foreign investors speeding up expansion in Suzhou Park
      339 2  -  35 of them raise planned investments by USsl.l7b by end-March: official By Lu Ning FOREIGN investors in the Singapore-China Suzhou Industrial Park (SIP) are accelerating their expansion in the park, says a senior Chinese official of the joint venture industrial estate. In
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      Only one out of 14 properties sold at auction
      292 2  -  PROPERTY Wareham Rd semi-d, 3,720 sq ft, freehold, goes for $1.58 m By Jenny Lam A CROWD of about 400 people attended a property auction by Knight Frank yesterday but only one residential unit was sold. The most popular property was
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      Tung Lok's expansion: a matter of guts
      406 2  -  By. Imelda Tham DESPITE the gloom on the business and economic fronts, the Tung Lok group has, in the last six months, defied the odds to set up two new restaurants in Singapore and take over three existing ones. Business has been good
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      US-based RE/MAX sets up shop here
      294 2  -  By Imelda Tham AMIDST the property slump, the first Asian franchise of international real estate group RE/MAX has set up in Singapore, and sees itself becoming the market leader in three years. Indeed, the state of the market is "not a crucial factor" for
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      Habitat sells 30% of Gilstead project
      252 2  -  By Diana Oon INDONESIAN-owned Habitat Properties has sold seven units or close to one-third of a small freehold development in Gilstead Road in District 11. The units, priced from $568 per sq ft to $890 psf, were soft-launched last weekend. Habitat had last month
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      Net standards body to set up S'pore office
      170 2  -  Toh Han Shih THE World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). an international body that promotes the Internet, will set up its first South-east Asian office in Singapore "soon", said a member of the Centre for Internet Research here. Tan Tin Wee told BT
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      Lock icon Overseas calls hit record 21m
      304 2  -  EYE OH THE ECONOMY Telecommunications By\ David Boey SINGAPORE Telecom subscribers made a record 21.19 million telephone calls to overseas destinations last month, latest figures show. According to the telco. outgoing international telephone call volume for March was 11.7 per cent higher than the February
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      Lock icon Top HK corporate players named in corruption case
      576 2  -  Charges say Kevin Lee was bribed for share purchases fYom Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong SOME well-known names in corporate Hongkong have been named in court among those who bribed former fund manager Kevin Lee Kwokwing, the man in the middle of
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      Morton's plans Asia-Pac restaurants
      318 2  -  Upmarket US chain's first foreign outlet to open here in May By Frances Lui US-LISTED Morton's Restaurant Group Inc plans to open a string of upscale steak restaurants in Singapore. Hongkong, Japan, China and Australia within the next two years. To start with, a US$l.l million
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  • SOUTH-EAST ASIA
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      Pol Pot dies of heart attack
      628 3  -  12-hour wait before TV pictures confirm early reports by Thai military From Bruce Cheesman in Bangkok THE final saga of Cambodian mass murderer Pol Pot yesterday exemplified the intrigue marking most of the former Khmer Rouge strongman's life, with an agonising 12-hour wait before
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      Asians rank happiness above money: survey
      382 3  -  SINGAPORE Japanese the only gronp to put money above happiness, poll of 13 nations shows By i Carol Eng MONEY or happiness? When asked to choose between the two, more than half of Asians 55 per cent picked happiness, or so they told MasterCard
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      Lock icon Thousands more needed to fight fires, says UN team
      266 3 JAKARTA AFP THOUSANDS more fire fighters would be needed to extinguish the forest fires raging in Indonesia's East Kalimantan province, UN Disaster Assesment and Coordination (Undac) officials reportedly said yesterday. Indonesia no longer had the necessary resources to fight the fires
      AFP  -  266 words
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      Lock icon Deaths of millions left no mark on Pol Pot's conscience
      328 3 PHNOMPENH POL Pot, whose name struck terror into the hearts of millions amid the unimaginable horror of Cambodia's killing fields, seemingly went to his grave maintaining his conscience was clear. In a handful of interviews he granted at the end
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  • MARKETS IN TURMOIL
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      Yen, stocks fall as markets lose hope of G-7 intervention
      494 4  -  Dealers expect yeti to slide farther, putting pressure on other Asian units From, Anthony Rowley in Tokyo FINANCIAL markets appeared to abandon hope yesterday of any concerted G-7 action to bolster the yen, or of any early moves by Japan
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      Lock icon Sakura Bank to write off some loans to Indon firms
      263 4 Bloomberg [TOKYO} Sakura Bank Ltd will write off a portion of its loans to Indonesian companies in the year ended March 31, said Hirokazu Ishikawa, a director at the bank. "There are reports that we will write off 100 billion
      Bloomberg  -  263 words
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      Bangkok set to take 90% of central bank's profits
      490 4  -  Ten-year plan to punish it for wasting foreign reserves F i r6/tn\ Bruce Cheesman in Bangkok IN the first sanctions against the Bank of Thailand (BOT) foit )ts bungled defence of the baht last year, the central bank faces handing.over 90
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      Lock icon New dawn for infrastructure
      72 4 [BEIJING] A Chinese electrician installing new cables near Desheng Gate in northern Beijing on Wednesday. Beijing has pledged to invest as much as US$l trillion (SSI. 6 trillion) over the next three years to improve its infrastructure and spur domestic demand to counteract the negative impact
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      Analysts see volatility ahead for peso, Manila stocks
      278 4  -  Rupiah's fall, presidential polls cited as reasons From Al Labita in Manila PHILIPPINE stocks and the peso looked headed for renewed volatility as foreign funds are again jittery over adverse regional and local events, analysts said yesterday. "It seems we are back
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      Lock icon Jakarta to fine firms for late reporting of foreign debts
      175 4 AFP [JAKARTA] Indonesian authorities will impose fines on companies which fail to periodically report their foreign debt positions or offshore loans, Bank Indonesia said. A central bank statement obtained here yesterday said those companies which failed to report their offshore
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      Lock icon Manila moves to reveal bad bank loans
      254 4 AFP [MANILA] Philippifi monetary authorities Hive approved a new meaire that will prevent banks ffom understating non-performing loans or exposure to the real estate sector, an official said yesterday. Central Bank of the Philippines deputy governor Alberto Reyes said the new measure which
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      301 4 G-7 signals no joint currency move likely, Pg 12 i t+mmm \a ilttf-H i m x r HUNG KAN6 RESTAURANT HAS A CHOICE OF BIRTHDAY MENUS FOR YOU TO CHOOSE. (TOO BAD YOU CAN'T PICK YOUR OWN PRESENTS). mi- A/ f f Do something different on your birthday. Dine at
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  • FOCUS
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      Zhu homes in on housing industry
      1363 6  -  Despite many obstacles, the premier's plans look feasible in the long run. But whether they will support 8% growth this year is another question By, Lu Ning [SINGAPORE] WHEN he made his pledge to the world to keep China's slowing economy from falling below
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      Lock icon Demand, supply elements of package
      289 6 ACCORDING to various Chinese sources, the major elements of the package would include the following: Oa the consumption side, ♦A national ban on welfare distribution of housing across China effective July 1. ♦Implementing a decision to raise rents to 15 per cent of the household
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      84 6 >V.„ april i Calling the year honour thank your "RIGHT HAND MAN". At Alison Hotel, we only pamper the n Secretaries during 20-25 April we *jj a string enjoy for one whole year. Bosses, your Secretary(ies) to Alison Hotel her special day, her a FREE ALLSON PRIVILEGE CARD 1 This
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  • CHINA-HONGKONG-TAIWAN
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      Lock icon China's Q1 growth lags behind govt's 8% target: stats bureau
      397 7 BEIJING Tough task meeting goal, staunch govt response needed, warn economists AFP CHINA'S first-quarter economic growth lagged behind the government target of 8 per cent for 1998, officials with the State Statistics Bureau (SSB) were quoted as saying yesterday. It
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      Lock icon Pirated CDs worth HK$26m seized in HK
      170 7 HONGKONG AFP THE authorities have seized a record haul of pirated compact discs worth HK$26 million (555.4 million), a government spokesman said yesterday. The seizure of 840,000 pirated discs was made at a warehouse in Tsuen Wan, in western Kowloon peninsula, a week
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      Lock icon Toxic red algae spreads to south China fish farms
      202 7 HONGKONG AFP THE toxic red tide which caused havoc in Hongkong has also devastated fish farms in neighbouring south China, causing huge losses, reports said yesterday. The toxic algae has spread to seas at the mouth of the Pearl River estuary,
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      Lock icon Chinese provinces up fixed asset investment targets
      216 7 BEIJING Reuters CHINESE provinces have responded to the central government's plan to boost spending to ward off economic slowdown by increasing their fixed asset investment targets, the China Economic Times said yesterday. Many provinces have set investment and economic growth goals for 1998
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      Lock icon Causeway Bay prime site seen drawing top bids
      521 7 HONGKONG HKs2.9b-HKs3~)b bids expected for the 464,000 sq ft plot Reuters AN attractive plot of land in Leighton Hill, in Hongkong's busy Causeway Bay district, is expected to draw keen interest in a tendering process that closes today, analysts said. The Hongkong
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      3 7 TODAY Miianhe Zaobao
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      780 7 [jj| All prices nett discounted in Singapore Dollars, incl us 1 M ,1- Coiouf/PufU>' Wt (Carats) IReroia I Tool Sfto Cen Cohur/Puritv Kt (Carats) J Per carat J Total S/No Gen Cdour/Puritv Cut Wt (Carats) Per carat Total H rU] Special Rare Fancy Coloured Diamonds 39 GIA GVS2 0. 7
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      136 8 Just how manyfree insertions can you win in The Straits Times Readers' Pick of the Press Awards H That's right, 8 free full-page, full-colour insertions. Or 2 merit prizes of 4 free insertions each. That's what you, the advertiser, stand to win when your ad gets judged by The Straits
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  • ASIA
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      Lock icon Japan likely to pick up later this fiscal year: poll
      413 9 TOKYO Forecasts from economists range from 3J>% growth to 0.5% contraction Reuters JAPAN'S moribund economy is likely to pick up this business year and to do even better in the next one, economists say. Twenty-eight economists surveyed in a Reuters
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      Lock icon Short-term debts of chaebol units soar
      178 9 SEOUL AFP THE combined short-term debt of 150 listed units of South Korea's top 30 conglomerates shot up to 82 trillion won (5593.8 billion) at the end of 1997, the Korea Stock Exchange said yesterday. The figure represented a rise of 54.3 per cent
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      Lock icon Banks spent 27m yen on 6 finance officials: report
      237 9 TOKYO AFP MAJOR Japanese banks regularly wined and dined six senior finance ministry officials, lavishing each with entertainment worth more than three million yen (5537.000), a daily reported yesterday. The total spent entertaining the officials, all in highranking positions dealing with
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      Lock icon Korean auto unions warn of joint strike against lay-offs
      281 9 SEOUL They back Kia workers protesting against receivership AFP SOUTH Korean auto unions yesterday warned of a joint strike to fight lay-offs, throwing their support behind striking workers at bankrupt Kia Motors Corp. Union leaders from Hyundai Motor Co, Kia Motors
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      Indian govt under pressure to fire ministers
      396 9  -  Sack ministers with court cases pending coalition partner From] Rajendra Bajpai in New Delhi INDIA'S one-month-old coalition government headed by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has come under pressure to sack newly-ap-pointed ministers against whom court cases are pending. Film actress-turned-politi-cian J Jayalalitha
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      137 9 I I I I Hi IB I jn Graduands of the Gnesiny Russian Musical Academy Champions in the Accordion category of the 1996 International Music Competition held in Italy Performing a selection of popular musical pieces such as Samba, Tango, Polka, Chernikov, Rock Roll and more Catch Irina and Tatiana
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      11 9 LG, Hyundai delay UK projects, Pg 11 Vi_ ilk a PRADA
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      164 10 Mandarin Q Singapore 333 Orchard Road, Singapore *****7. Tel: *****11 WAT C H lIA BEAUTIES '111 CAT-WALK JLI/ DOWN OUR H BALLROOM AISLE THIS /Secretaries' Week yy to 24 April 93 From 20 to 24 April, these graceful beauties will sashay down the aisle in the latest fashion as you
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  • THE WORLD
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      Lock icon British exports hit seven-year low on strong pound
      445 11 LONDON Service sector starting to hurt from strength of sterling Reuters, AFP BRITISH exports have hit a seven-year low and the service sector has now started to suffer from the strength of sterling, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said yesterday. British
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      Lock icon New IBM products for Net business users
      234 11 ARMONK, NEW YORK Bloomberg INTERNATIONAL Business Machines Corp introduced a line of servers, workstations, personal computers and a notebook for businesses that want to use the Internet. The products include an US$BOO (551,283) PC and are accompanied by a new Web site where
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      Lock icon On a charitable note...
      74 11 [LONDON] A staff member of Spink auctioneers in London inspecting a commemorative sheet of 32 Scottish £1 notes produced by The Royal Bank of Scotland yesterday. Issued to commemorate the 150 th anniversary of the birth ofAlexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, the sheet
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      Lock icon Kohl's party unveils action plan
      115 11 BONN Reuters, Bloomberg GERMAN Chancellor Helmut Kohl's Christian Democrats (CDU) yesterday unveiled an action plan to modernise the economy which they hope will help them turn round an opinion poll deficit and win September's general election. The 26-page document puts cutting taxes and social security
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      UK plants delayed due to fall in chip prices: LG, Hyundai
      303 11  -  From Neil Behrmann in London KOREAN electronics companies LG and Hyundai said that there would be delays in the opening of new factories in the UK. But tumbling prices and collapsing demand for semiconductors were behind the postponements rather
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      Lock icon Shared concern but no shared action on Japan's problems
      593 12 IMF/WORLD BANK MEETING Tokyo told to do more to pomp up economy, boost imports from Asia and the West Bloomberg (WASHINGTON) Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of Seven leading industrial nations signalled it's up to Japan alone to
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      S'pore is world's fourth fastest growing economy
      468 12  -  Botswana tops with 9.2% over 31-year period: World Bank From. Leon Hadar in Washington THE world's fastest growing economy in the period 1965-96 was not East Asian but African. Botswana's per capita income grew 9.2 per cent during this 31-year period, compared to
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      Lock icon Countries which won't tell to face IMF sanctions?
      341 12 WASHINGTON AFP WORLD finance officials meeting here, anxious to avert another Asian financial crisis, will consider sanctions against economies that refuse to release timely data to the International Monetary Fund, a European minister disclosed on Wednesday. "After what happened in Asia we
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      Lock icon US jobless claims near nine-month low
      303 12 WASHINGTON Bloomberg THE number of Americans filing for state unemployment benefits fell last week to an almost nine-month low, suggesting jobs remain plentiful. At the same time, the total number of people receiving benefits in the previous week dropped to its lowest level since
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      780 12 inco P.T. INTERNATIONAL NICKEL INDONESIA ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL AND EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS l?i s M he H eby announced to a" shareholders of the P.T. International Nickel Indonesia ("P.T. Inco" or "the Company") that the Annual and Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders held on
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      137 12 OQher for a anytime from 20th to 24th April. Let your secretary indulge in tantalising sweets and savouries such Crayfish and Asparagus with Sherry Vinegar Dressing, Roast Leg off y i Lamb with Fresh Mint, Poached Salmon in White Wine Sauce as /fB r >\ as an assortment of wickedly
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  • EDITORIAL & OPINION
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      Idea of French grandeur aids far right
      666 13  -  the BOTTOMUME OPINION By Salil Sarkar The writer is a Paris-based journalist who contributes to BT LEADERS of the extreme-right National Front party now feel they've finally made it big, after regional elections last month saw France's traditional conservative parties slipping in popularity
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      IN OTHER WORDS
      136 13 'We are feeding chickens in US dollars but what we get is ringgit.' Chia Keok Keong of Malaysia s Federation of Livestock Farmers, on the rising price of chicken feed which is pushing up the price of eggs. There are good reasons for building prisons, but our
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      Neutralising fear in South Asia
      614 13 EDITORIAL THE successful test of a Pakistani missile with a 1,500-km range is another reminder that South Asia would be a much safer place if India and Pakistan were to sign the Nuclear Test Ban and Comprehensive Test Ban treaties, and give up the pursuit
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      Lock icon The squabbling twins
      1071 13  -  It is time to re-examine roles of IMF and World Bank in the light of Asia's financial turmoil By\ Robert Chote FT IN THE light of Asia's economic turmoil and attempts to ease its problems, the financial sector expertise of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank
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      WHAT THE OTHERS SAY
      818 13 Fragile China-Taiwan tie* AFTER three years of deadlock, Beijing and Taipei seem to be edging towards a resumption of a dialogue that has been on hold since the reaction to Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui's controversial visit to the United States brought the two sides close to
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
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      45 13 DOOHtSSBURY By Garry Trudeau ANPTNE REASON I SOAfeIffifeSNETHINK&IM I'VEGOTA HOUSECOAT THACT SOUGHT OUT 7H/SAU- HER SUfTOR,SOME OAYS 1M Gives ME SOAIE FIEXWUTX I W(TE%R£ I SwPOJBLSi HER NURSE, SOMtiPAYSHER BUT IT fSNT ME! IBOUGHT fT GROUP/$ THAT I'M MP&BOY/IGETSOCOfUS&' IS MARRAKECH IN 'T3, BUT THE
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  • EXECUTIVE LIFESTYLE
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      Lock icon Kenyan runners disadvantaged
      447 14  -  US bids to limit Kenyans' presence come in many forms, says marc bloom MARC BLOOM NYT AT THE 1997 Bolder Boulder, one of US' premier distance races, Kenyan men captured six of the first eight places. The year before, eight of the top 10 finishers were Kenyan
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      Works of Chinese art on show in Christie's preview
      536 16  -  ART It'll feature jewellery, ceramics, contemporary art to be auctioned in HE By Sian Jay FINE Chinese art work, from contemporary paintings to ceramics and jewellery including a HKSB million (Ssl.6 million) diamond ring will be on show at the Hyatt
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      684 14 BUSINESS Not ices To advertise call toll-free 1800-741 1883 #inco P.T. INTERNATIONAL NICKEL INDONESIA ANNOUNCEMENT On April 9.1998, the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of P.T. International Nickel Indonesia (P.T. Inco), a limited liability company domiciled in Jakarta (hereinafter referred to as the "Company"), adopted a resolution in compliance with
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      209 14 like an appointment for your Secretary. 20 26 APRIL 1998 What will you do without her? Girl Friday who zips around the "fa office at top speed, with fingers that perform amazing stunts on the ORCHARD keyboard. It's time to express your appreciation and there's no Secretaries' Week Buffet Lunch
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      Lock icon CK Tang drops suburban store, freezes expansion
      508 17  -  Law-making retailer aborts planned store at Causeway Point in Woodlands By, Jenny Lam [SINGAPORE) Loss-making retailer CK Tang has aborted a plan to open its first suburban store in Causeway Point mall following a decision to put all expansion plans on hold. A
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      325 17 Reuters [SINGAPORE] The merger of Singapore's biggest shipyards will help the new companies gain from economies of scale but will not help them compete globally until they enter the high-tech end of the market, analysts say. Keppel Shipyard and Hitachi Zosen said last month
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      Fullerton Sq: Orchard Parade, Sino Land award contract
      182 17 [SINGAPORE] Listed Orchard Parade Holdings and Hongkong-listed Sino Land have awarded a $164 million contract for the construction of their Fullerton Square project to French-based Dragages et Travaux Publics (DTP). OPH and Sino Land, both members of property magnate Ng Teng Fong's
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      Rally on the cards for Jakarta stocks—if govt sticks to reforms
      706 17  - Rally on the cards for Jakarta stocks —if govt sticks to reforms HOCK LOCK SIEW SN Vasuki THE Indonesian government and representatives of 13 international banks opened talks in New York on Wednesday to figure out ways to restructure the country's US$BO billion (*****.3 billion) in corporate debt. True, the
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      439 17  -  KL corporate woes, donbts over Indon reforms cited By I Siow Li Sen [SINGAPORE] BANK stocks plummetted yesterday, hit apparently more by overall poor sentiment than the Wednesday downgrade by credit rating agency Standard and Poor's. Dealers told BT the downgrade
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      Santander completes Peregrine unit takeover
      163 17 [SINGAPORE] Santander Group has completed its acquisition of Peregrine Securities Singapore Pte Ltd, which has been renamed Santander Investment Securities Singa pore Pte Ltd. Santander yesterday said that Santander Investment, which holds a Singapore deal- er's licence, started trading in the market on Monday. The
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        Ekran shares requoted today in surprise KLSE decision
        478 18  -  Finn fails to secure extension of trading suspension on ground of company's revamp bYom Eddie Toh in Kuala Lumpur EKRAN Bhd shares will be requoted today despite the company's appeal to continue the suspension for another 10 market days due to a
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        67 18 [BEIJING] Two men reading brochures on Wednesday about various models of washing machines made by Wuxi Little Swan Company Limited at the '98 Household Electrical Appliances. Wuxi Little Swan markets itself as the largest company in China, with eight factories and seven joint
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        Templeton hires Peregrine founder as consultant
        475 18  -  Philip Tose to assist in expansion of fnnd's Asia business Fromi Quak Hiang Whai in Hongkong PHILIP Tose, the founder and former chairman of now defunct Peregrine Group, has re-emerged as a consultant to Templeton Franklin Investment Services (Asia), a fund management group which
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        430 18 Reuters [MANILA] The Philippine Stock Exchange will next week introduce a code of ethics which relaxes a ban on traders' transactions on their own account. While traders welcomed the measure yesterday they said they expected difficulties in living up to it. The stock exchange
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        194 18 Bloomberg (HONGKONGJ Hopewell Holdings said it wants the Thai government to pay 100 billion baht (Ss4 billion), or about 13 per cent of the 1998 national budget, to compensate the Hongkong company for cancelling a transit system being built in Bangkok. It said
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        Lock icon Alcatel, GEC to get US$1.3b dividend
        253 19 Bloomberg [PARIS] Alcatel Alsthom SA and General Electric Co will get a special dividend of about US$l.3 billion (Ss2.l billion) from their GEC-Alsthom venture before its initial public offering in June, Alcatel said. The dividend, to be split between the French and UK companies,
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          94 19 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's computer giant NEC took a step against US anti-dumping duties by allowing access to its supercomputer in Tokyo via the Internet, a company official said yesterday. NEC's new service follows a ruling by the US trade watchdog, International Trade Commission
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          Lock icon Time Warner US$62m in the red for Q1
          74 19 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Time Warner Inc reported a first-quarter loss as shrinking profit at its music division offset gains in its cable TV systems and cable channels. It lost US$62 million (5599.4 million), or 25 cents a diluted share, matching analysts' estimates.
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          70 19 Bloomberg [CUPERTINO, California] Apple Computer's second-quarter profit beat even the most optimistic forecasts on strong sales of 63 computers. Profit in the quarter ended March 27 was US$55 m ill ion (SsBB million), or 38 US cents a diluted share, against a loss before charges
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          74 19 Bloomberg [MAYNARD, Massachusetts] Digital Equipment said fiscal third-quarter profit more than doubled, exceeding analysts' estimates, as the computer maker's costs fell more than its sales. Profit excluding a gain was US$lO6 million (Ssl7omillion), or 65 cents a diluted share, up from net Income of US$5l
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          72 19 Black Decker suffers US$971m loss Bloomberg [TO WSON, Maryland] Black Decker Corp reported a first-quarter loss of U*****.4 million (551.56 billion), after US$l billion in previously announced charges to cut jobs and write off goodwill as part of a restructuring that includes selling three less-profitable units. Profit excluding the charges
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        438 19 Fastest Pentium II chips targeted at both corporate and home nsers Reuters [SAN FRANCISCO] Intel Corp on Wednesday introduced its fastest Pentium processors so far, and the first in its family of Celeron chips targeted at the market for low-cost personal computers. It also
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        330 19 Techno stocks pay off for Taiwan's largest investment firm Bloomberg [TAIPEI] China Development Corp (CDC), Taiwan's largest investment company, said its pre-tax profit for the three months to March doubled from last year. Pre-tax profit for the first quarter surged to NT54.29
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        389 20 BawkAm earnings rise 7%; US Bancorp's 20%; Fleet's np 10% Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Bank America Corp, US Bancorp and other big US regional banks reported higher first-quarter earnings as mergers sweeping the industry paid off with increased revenue and cost cuts. Bank
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        141 20 Bloomberg [NEW YORK] Merrill Lynch Co expects to spend US$36O million (*****.6 million) to make its computers work in the year 2000 and to handle the new European currency. Edward L Goldberg, executive vice-president for operations, service and technology at Merrill
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        272 20 Bloomberg [TOKYO] The Life Insurance Association of Japan said member companies will adopt US-style disclosure* rules on solvency margins, or claims-paying ability, for the year ended March 31, one year earlier than required. The finance ministry said life insurers must release their solvency margins starting
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        215 20 MM HI Report Reuters [SINGAPORE] Simex Euroyen futures were largely steady yesterday but Japanese government bond (JGB) futures ended weaker after failing to sustain early gains. Traders said a drop in the key unsecured overnight call rate to 0.39 per cent from 0.48 per cent
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        Futures contract's rally fizzles out
        161 20  -  MSCI TAIWAN FUTURES Cecilia Loh service dealer, Refco Singapore Pte Ltd [SINGAPORE] The Simex MSCI Taiwan Stock Index futures contract was unable to sustain its rally yesterday, closing lower 1.70 points as the stock prices continued to edge lower. Technology stocks led the fall in
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        256 20 ENERGY REPORT Bloomberg [LONDON] Crude oil in London surged as much as 3.4 per cent amid signs of renewed tension between the United Nations and Iraq over weapons inspections. A report by the UN says Iraq seems to be setting limits on future
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        281 20 AFP London A STRONG overnight rally in dollar/yen paused for a breath by midday in Europe yesterday on concerns that higher levels could prompt the Bank of Japan to intervene. Dealers said the dollar rose after a G-7 communique stopped short of endorsing concerted intervention to support the
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        2422 21 LONDON Mistrials hn *h 31 Group 598.400 -2.000 AB Ports 359.600 -1.400 Abbey National 1196.920 -9.080 AMed Oomecq 626.400 -9.000 A mac 165.000 4.000 Asda Group 214.600 -5.400 BAT Ind 556.000 6.000 BGPfc 297.200 -2.200 BtCC 151.000 2.000 BOC Group 940.000 13.600 BR Petroleum 879.000 0.600 BTR
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        1632 21 AFP Q Nikkei 225 -***** JAPANESE share prices dropped 2.5 per cent yesterday on concerns about Group of Seven's disappointment with the Japanese economy and worries over the yen's further fall, brokers said. Investors were also disappointed about the absence of clear indications at Wednesday's G-7 meeting that Japan's
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      1534 22 Bloomberg Q Hang Seng -***** THE stock ind£* posted its biggest fall in two weeks as Japan's stock index and yen continued to decline, sparking concern a struggling Japanese economy will prolong the region's woes. The benchmark Hang Seng Index fell 1.6 per cent to 11,187.78 after Japanese stocks
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      603 22 Reuters C 3 Shenzhen B Index -0.02 CHINA'S hard currency B shares ended mixed yesterday in sluggish trade with sentiment hurt by the recent poor debut of Shenzhen-listed Wuhan Boiler Co, brokers said. Wuhan Boiler, which listed 125 million B shares on Wednesday, extended losses yesterday, closing at HK$l.32
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      364 22 AFP kiwrlndei -27J0 TAIWAN stocks slid 0.3 per cent yesterday in thin trading as the market remained in a consolidation phase, brokers said. "There was not enough volume to ftiel the market," said Kalvin Chiang of Capital Securities Corp. "The mainboard would consolidate for a short period of time
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      250 22 AFP Wellington ♦7.02 STOCKS rose 0.3 per cent yesterday with many shares gaining on an easing of credit market interest rates. The NZSE-40 Index was up 7.02 points to 2,335.02 on turnover of NZ$lBB.2 million with Fletcher Challenge Ltd's paper shares up 15 cents to NZ52.95. -AFP «f» 1
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      783 22 AFP ySETMn -1450 THAI stocks plunged 3.2 per cent yesterday in lacklustre trade as the market weakened amid regional economic turmoil and an absence of local leads, dealers said. Analysts said underlying factors remained unchanged while most investors were sidelined ahead of the government's 500 billion baht (Ss2o billion)
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      404 22 AFP Q Composite bdez -13.72 SHARE prices fell 2.9 per cent on the Korea Stock Exchange yesterday amid concerns over labour unrest prompted by a court order putting the ailing Kia Motors under receivership. Futures-led selling by institutions also pulled the index lower, with sentiment further undermined by the
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      592 22 AFP FlAnOrimtriai +IQJ AUSTRALIAN share prices gained 0.4 per cent to a third consecutive record close yesterday thanks to gains on Wall Street and higher commodity prices that boosted resource stocks, brokers said. The All Ordinaries index rose 10.9 points to 2,881.4. Turnover was 399.96 million shares worth A
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      727 22 AFP Composite Index -138 SHARES slipped 0.7 per cent yesterday amid concern over an increase in interest rates for central Bank Indonesia certificates (SBIs), dealers said. "Rates need to stay high for one or more months to lure people to put money back into rupiah," said ING-Bar-ings director of
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      292 22 AFP D Manila -261Q2 PHILIPPINE share prices closed 1.2 per cent lower yesterday due to the depreciation of the local currency and disappointing first-quarter earnings forecast by Ayala Land Inc, analysts said. The Composite Index fell 26.02 points to close at 2,184.55 points. Turnover fell to 1.93 billion shares
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        Market slides 2.4% on MAS revamp
        394 23 C 3 Composite Index -15.28 MALAYSIAN shares plunged 2.4 per cent yesterday on news of Malaysian Airline's restructuring plans and uncertainties of more corporate failures, dealers said. "Negative news is dampening market sentiment. MAS' plans to restructure is not being well-received by the market,"
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        Pertama wrt: limited downside
        192 24  -  WARRANT WATCH By] R Sivanithy TODAY we continue our theme of looking at warrants that are very low in absolute cost, have a fair amount of time left and offer buyers good gearing. Like the Jaya Holding 1999 warrant featured yesterday, the Pertama Holdings 1999 warrant
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      STOCK EXCHANGE OF SINGAPORE: MAIN BOARD
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        64 26  -  by Shiv Taneja SESDAQ-LISTED Gul Technologies closed one and a half cents lower yesterday at 58 cents on a volume of 2.87 million shares, compared with its 10-day traded average of 401,700 shares. The counter is oversold, according to the daily RSI and Stochastic. However, there is more
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        224 26 Stocks Volume •MBf Capital 20.289,000 *Rekapacific Bh tO,940,000 *M Resources 10,176,000 *Renong Bhd 50c 9,007,000 DBS FR 7,502.000 •Pub Bk Foreign 6,703,000 SingTel 15c 6,053,000 DBS Land 5.799,000 ST Engg 10c 5,663,000 *Berjaya Group 5,646,000 Stocks DBS Foreign 39,971,238 City Dev 50c 25,780,752 SPH 23,880,670 OCBC Foreign 17,965,744 SingTel 15c
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        Market weighed down by Tokyo slide, currencies' fall
        715 26  -  STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY STII suffers 10th loss in 12 sessions; players also have to contend with more bad news from Malaysia By R Sivanithy [SINGAPORE] The stock market remained in the dumps for the fourth consecutive session this week, weighed mostly down
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          Nice touch, G K Goh
          69 26 AS part of its efforts to show its long-term commitment to Indonesia, local stockbroker GK Goh has decided that all Indonesian commissions earned on April 22 will be donated to the Indonesian Red Cross. On that "Indonesian Red Cross Day", its clients have also been
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          IBM goes MTV?
          154 26 LOOKS like Papa IBM is trying to exchange its business suit for a new cool image. We've just got a press invite for a launch of its latest products for e-business (IBM-speak for electronic business, typically conducted over the Internet). Nothing unusual about that, you say? Well,
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          115 26 WITH DBS Asset Management having acquired the assets of Koeneman Capital Management, DBSAM's executive director Ronnie Teo and a large part of his staff are now going to move to KCM's premises at John Hancock Tower some time next month. KCM's premises are well-known for
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          Exit JSX,enter World Bank
          157 26 THESE are hard times for the Jakarta Stock Exchange (JSX). So hard, that the JSX is planning to move out of its swanky offices in south Jakarta to more humble premises in the suburbs. At the exchange's annual meeting on Wednesday, president Cyril Noerhadi acknowledged that
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          Cross-selling
          121 26 ALAN Abelson, the acerbic wit of the financial weekly Barron's, took more than his share of stabs at the Citicorp-Travelers merger in his latest column. Here's an extract "The buzzword among enthusing Street multitudes and professional kibitzers was 'cross-selling'. That phrase, we divine, means that Citicorp can peddle credit
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      138 26 M THE HK«H COURT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE (COMPANIES WMOMG UP NO. 254 0F 1995) M THE MATTER OF THE COMPAMES ACT, CAP. SO ANO IN THE MATTER OF KANWCH TECHNOLOGY (S) PTE LTD (M LIQUIDATION) NOTICE OF DtVDEND TO UNSECURED CREOCTORS NAME OF COMPANY: Kanrtch Technology (S) Pie
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      307 27 Bridge News Reuter BROKERS said Panamax rates in the Far East remain unchanged at softer levels but charterers seeking vessels in early positions for trips back to the Continent may have to pay up, with owners still reluctant to take their ships into the north Atlantic due to
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      284 27 MHMi «F» *h cm Distribution 0.7 -0.005 S" Chuan Hup a475 -0.005 40 Cmco ln**stm*nt 0 J Fr*tqht Links 0.315 unch 64 GBHotdtngs 0J» MX Sun Hup 0.57 0.02 64 Hitachi Zosan 0.73 -0.01 66 IMC Hoidlngs 5.6 JayaHoMngs 0.52 -0.03 13 Juronq Shipyard 7.65 0.1 69 KwXCorp
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      813 27 AUSTRALIAN DOCK TURMOIL Warning of major disruption to trade and production if blockage continues [MELBOURNE) Australian industry yesterday declared the nation's waterfront dispute near crisis point, warning of major disruption to trade and production. Manufacturing and shipping industries said the weekold union blockade of
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      Upheld: Container not considered sole package under Hague Rules
      738 27  -  ADMIRALTY CASEBOOK By! Selva Kumar THE Court of Appeal in England has unanimously upheld a lower court's decision that for the purposes of the Hague Rules a container "is not a sole package" and a container's contents can be treated as
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      354 27  -  By: Marcus Hand [SINGAPORE] Hundreds of riot police in Australia clashed with protesters at the Australian port of Fremantle yesterday, as industry executives warn that the blockades could have serious long term effects on Australian ports and exporters. Some 400 police swooped on
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      246 27  -  From, Alec Almazan in Manila A listed unit of Singapore's Keppel Group has become the first and only Philippine shipyard awarded the prestigious ISO 9002 certification, an official said yesterday. Kepphil Shipyard president Hoe Eng Hock said the award, which he described as a "milestone",
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      848 28 US COAST GUARD Major arm of the government ensures ships in American waters comply with strict safety standards DNV THE United States Coast Guard has been a major arm of the US government in enforcing and enhancing ship safety. This role is little known outside
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      360 28 PAGE ESP Lines M AN l 3 Ethiopian 6 i Accord 0 Evergreen 6 Ahrenkiel 14 W Appenship 5 FoongSun 8 AsiaOCL 15 Froti '5 Astro 3 Frt Links 16 Austral 9 6 L** Avant 16 Cemartrans 8 B'tanq Mas 8 Genshpg 9
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      16947 36 THEBUSINESSTIMES THEBUSINESSTIMES EXPORT ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage THepftor* ETA ETA Advertiser Vessel Voyage Telephone SIN Destn Name Name Number Number SIN Destn Name Name Nun*er Number MMBHOMMMHNMHMMHMNMIMMMIMMWNMMMMMMNMMMNMMMMI MMMMNMMMMMMMMMIIMHMHMMHNHMRMMMHMMMNMM 20/04 05/0* NVK IWASHIRO OVtN kS-nUU] To ABU DHABI/ ST JOHNS (AUH) 2004 To UEN S A,RES (BUC) 2060
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        754 43 Voy No Berth Arrival Departure Jwrong Port tJSrnc I 02/98 m alongside 17.04/0600 A*!?V 2?, 0498 J0, alongside 17 04/0430 at inoJu A! 98 J0 alongside 17.04/0800 21 S« *****8 J0 alongside 17.04/0800 21 Suam. S'2 498 J0 alongside 16 04/1800 or S2T *****8 J01 alongside 16.04/1600 or
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        1736 43 RECEIVING OF EXPORT FCL CONTAINERS AND LCI CARGO Book inq/EUI« net Rstli SWp Voy No Etb/Btr Period From To From 00* 17/1600 U 15/1*0 >5/1659 MM ts/isoo m» 15/1900 2* WOO 16/0*59 16/0900 26 15/1700 14/0459 14/0900 1 14/0700 14/1151 14/1400 4 16/1200 16/1459 14/1700 «■OM* */H00 U
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        GLOBAL HOLIDAYS
        201 43 Apr 17 Greece: Orthodox Good Friday. Apr 20 Greece: Orthodox Easter Monday. Apr 20 New Zealand: Anzac Day. Apr 27 Australia: Anzac Day Holiday. Apr 28 Brunei: Hij rah. Indonesia: Islamic New Year Mu harram. Malaysia: Muharram. Apr 20 Japan: Greenery Day. Apr 30 Finland: May Day Eve.
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        922 43 THIS report, compiled by Cockett Marine Oil Ltd. shows price ranges in US dollars instead of single prices for a more comprehensive de script ion of the market Prices shown are based on average-sued stem Market movements are indicated The Cockett Bunker Price Index change and
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        446 43 C**®" 180 MM 993.5 2.0 H O 0J1 123 0.09 9 P—tHy Water Hvttdu* AU Aluminum Sediment No above £25 1 2 5 1 1 0 «MaT 380 Ave 985.8 0.3 15.8 0.06 29 0.03 I"- 380 MM 992.9 2.0 19.9 0.13 64 0.07 6/lri »m/i»
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        533 44 Japan's Golden Week holiday season starts at the end of the month Reuters [TOKYO] The on-going All Nippon Airways (ANA) pilots' strike could cause seat shortages in one of the country's busiest tourist seasons starting at the end of the month,
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        403 44 AFX-Asia, Blomberg [TOKYO] Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association president Yoshifumi Tsuji said he is "not optimistic" about first half to September new car sales despite the government's outlining of a 16 trillion yen (*****.8 billion) economic package. "Even if the
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        Lock icon Riding on Mr Bean's popularity
        64 44 [TOKYO] Hover Japan sales manager Kotaro Toyoshima polishes the 'Mr Bean' model of a Rover Mini at a showroom yesterday. Rover Japan is now offering the Mini, which comes with a black bonnet, on the local market, riding on the booming popularity of the British
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          81 44 AFX-Asia [HONGKONG] China Southern Airlines Co Ltd will acquire a 60 per cent stake in Guizhou Airlines for 48 million yuan (559.2 million), the South China Morning Post reported. It quoted company officials as saying that contracts were signed on April 8 and
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          67 44 AFX-Asia [TAIPEIJ China Airlines will elect a new board at the annual general meeting on May 28, with chairman H I Chiang to remain on the board, an official at majority shareholder China Aviation Development Foundation said. Nine directors and one supervisor position will
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          81 44 AFX-Asia [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysian Airline System Bhd said it plans to market itself aggressively in North America and Europe in a bid to offset the effects of the Asian economic crisis, Bernama news agency reported. It quoted chairman Tajudin Ramli as saying it was logical
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        219 44 AFP [TOKYO] Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd said it will stop producing cars in New Zealand from September after Wellington said it would cut car tariffs. "The decision follows the government's move to accelerate the phase-out of tariffs on new imported
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        Lock icon MAS starts move to new home at Sepang airport
        387 44 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia Airlines (MAS) yesterday begr.n transferring equipment from Subang to its new base at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang in preparation for KLIA's opening in June. A convoy of 16 vehicles, including vans, cranes and
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        166 44 Bernama [KUALA LUMPUR] The Malaysian Intelligent Transportation Society will conduct a study to come up with a Kuala Lumpur integrated transportation systems (ITS) masterplan aimed, among other things, at improving the city's transportation system, its president, Mohamed Noor Amin,
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      22 27 US Coast Guard: Top enforcer of ship safely Govt arm ensures ships in US waters comply with strict safety standards. Page 2
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      68 27 I i iMIjJ I' l2J\y \2-) AGENCIES PTE. LTD. 1 PURE NEUTRAL NVOCC TO: I S USA HONG KONG PUSAN OTHERS 1 W We Are Master Co-loaders, Call Us Now! I SINGAPORE: MALAYSIA: iff 120 Tanjong Pagar Road PENANG Tel: 04-*****36 (10 Lines) Sd Mac-Nels House Singapore *****2 Call: Yen
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      20 27 ANA strike may cause seat shortages Japan's Golden Week holiday season starts at the end of the month. Back Page
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      606 28 /ff'ojv Lmes services representee a) the Registry of Accredited Shipping Agents Singapore Shipping Association Members of the I Singapore Freight Forwaroers Assoc iator Send out 48,000 Place an ad in... SHiPPiNr,Times Iris Um 740 2044 Jarrod Ltong 740 2089 EXPORT 3 x Jopon •2 x Hongkong -1 x Monflo -1
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      1054 29 TO EUROPE FROM EUROPE VBStl VOY SIN RTM ANR HAM ItV SOU fXT LIH IviSSCL VOY HN AM HAM NV SOU FXT UH S»T NOi AMA2OWTI SISI 16/04 09/05 06/ OS 07/05 04/05 HTCOMMOOOW 6134 78/0375/03 26/03 23/03 16/04 LA LOME 11S4 17/04 03/0S 05/05 Ofl/OS 09/05 NOI PEARL 413*
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      1884 29 (g) HANJIN SHIPPING HANJIN SHIPPING (S) PTE LTD h* //mm Imp com IOOtINC 3M073S 237 SALES 37*0724 731 DOCUMENT 37*0771 774 OrtUnOWS 37*0741 757 NUN INK *****55 MX ******0 aNO **********0 M TO NW USA A CANADA USA CANADA* fDK VSI/VOT IM»| Ml UNI HAUL/VOT |«A| 1W 1W 1 W
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      547 29 VESSEL W_ _S#l_ PKG YOT SIN HK6 «l DSN PUS IvtSStt I VOT j SHI I PKG IvtSSa W1 I SIN I JKT I KMTC UISAM IO4S 10/04 21/04 IO6N 72/04 20/04 21/04 30/04 01/05 1 I I Ifff&SSif I Imffil ni/nt 1 MTCPUSAN IOSN 74/04 01/05 03/0S 05/05 00/05
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      1493 30 DSR-SENATOR LINES TO UK/CONTINENT TO REP SEA/MEDrTEaaRANEAN/CANADA VtHtL <0T SM lEH HTM MM HOI 06V RJ( VtSStl VOV SIM JtO BH Iff FOS W.C MTU TRADE StLENI WQCIO 17 M M H HOB 07 OS MOS 10 08 OIH MKfIICA WWII 23 04 MOS 12 05 14 05 15 OS
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      1402 30 LJNE YML Internet Web Stte http: //www.yml. com.tv» liil M>*Atik£il4iH ik'SH S-nwil Address ceohp72o.yml.com.tw Tw,ct *r«- y thumomy/SUNMT VISSEL WOT SM CMB RTM HAM FIT LEH ANR MING SOUTH JBISW 19/04 064)5 084)5 094)5 11/05 DOVER BRIDGE ABI6W 24/04 28/04 16/05 14/05 13/05 18/05 MING NORTH JBI6W 264)4 134)5 154)5
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      423 30 JESSELTON LINE ST rCL> ***** M MUCt •SI3IIS I MUARA LABUAN 1 vtssci vot itd n* vnsa voy itd n* STOCE MUAIA SPOKE IM IPtOSPB VW/00 17/04 20/04 i.«OSKI VlOi/M 17/04 IV/04 APttGUXT VIOI/90 22/04 25/04 AWOOfY Vl*/W 22/04 24/04 mora vill/00 26/04 »/04 mwra viu/oo 20/04 30/04 APMOOtY Vllt/00
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      1363 31 IVESSKL VOY SIN POU PKO PEN BLW SUR PUB BA BIK IRAN VOJDAN PJL 1278 16/04 28/04 MALACCA GLORY PJL 1288 14/04 23/04 IRAN QHEYAMAT PJL 1270 24/04 03/08 IRAN VAHDAT PJL 1254 12/08 21/08 22/08 IRAN TAKMTI PJL 1288 19/08 28/08 20/08 lIRAN TEYFOURI PJL 1287 28/08 I I
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      1592 31 DIRECT SAHJN6 TO SHANGHAI A XIHOAHO I SINGAPORE'S GENERAL AGENTS: 6 SHINTON WAY TIL- 226 1900 FAX: *****00 OUTWARD (l/L) *****02 JOHORE OFFICECOSTAR SHIPPING Ml LTD «17-OSMSKOG SALES/MGS s 420Si4i/43 INWARD DOT (D/O> 420S7SS COSTAR AGENCIES (M) SDN ftND roWfRTWQJO6IIO9)__COWVBITK)WAi__j__42OSOSO/55 T/SHfWT DEPT *****25 TEL 02-07-35 ***** FAX; 02-07-*****70 r»~| MS
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      600 31 Iv t EASTHRN CAR UNER, LTD.'^'fer 1 iLirJ ECL (SINGAPORE) Pit LTD jSSESSI STKIAUZI IH RORO HEAVY LIFT UPTO 122 TOWS ECL (SIR6AFORE} PTE I7D LOADING FOR YOKOHAMA OSAKA YANGON CHITTAGONO MV "CORAL HERO" V.6 MV "OCEAN BRAVE" V.B ETA SIN 23/04/98 ETA OSK 02/05/98 ETA SN 25/04/98 ETA YGN
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      680 32 WSIS~ l-JVV J CWMmmiWOOMI 518U:(064)*****9 MAMLA: (632) *****24 PEHANQ: (04) *****36 BANGKOK: (662) *****67 SURABAY^aTnO P. KELANO: (03) *****77 JKT: (21) *****07 MOW: (61) *****3 KUCHHQ 42^3 MMHIA 6EHOA/OA»CITOMA/IF H*ivj~ MV r^: B ff^' 9^ BMN MV "MSC SOPHIE" V.9815-3 cimoiin. iy-4-yo cta ciN ALSO ACCEPTING TO SOUTH HARBOUR y
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      359 32 NANTAI LINE FULLY CONTAINERISED SERVICE TO MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA VBSa I VOT I SW puj pur i cpt 1 j/iw 600)6) MAW tflOfi 21/D4 30/ M 05/05 01/85 MAMUIWKSS WIS 30/04 M/ 05 17/05 mmoiiffli tops «/05 17/05 22/ M 2ins m MMUIOIHSOW V.004S 17/05 24/05 30/05 03/04 mm mug
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      669 34 1 /ICCORD MM SHIPPING PTE LTD TU *****1S (40 lin*t) FAX *****30 KMT HUMC (Oi) 347 1091 KK wk DWECT ACCESS TEL: S667SSS (EXPORT SOOKINO) MSM GUOAJtC (07)151 I J/7 *****34 (EXPORT DOC), *****39 (IMPORT) ntUMG (04) U7 144* URLsMTTPs//WWW.ACCORD.COM.SG JAXXfU (71)440 0770 T m SIM ~EOiT ITA SIN FONT
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      169 34 #09-00 NEHSONS BUILDING 24 PECK SEAH STREET SINGAPORE *****4 CH NO: 10MM*****W BOOKING/ENQUIRIES TEL: 323 1133 FAX: 221 4QS3 TLX: MMI2O FMWff VESSEL VOY SIN ETA SIN ETD DESTINATION AGQ 05/98 20/04 22/04 PUUU/PALEMBANG SUN PtIOE 1 03/98 22/04 24/04 PONTUNAK/SNfTETE AGR 05/98 20/04 22/04 BBIGKUIU/PADAMG SUN JAW 08/98 21/04
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      365 35 INDONESIA NATIONAL LINE TO EUROPE "1 EXPRESS SEMI-CONTAINERISED SERVICE vsi VOY OAM/B DAM HIUWO IRiMtH AMTWIHP A VESSEL 15/05 19/05 OMIT 23/05 TO AUSTRALIA FULL CONTAINER SERVICE VOY HK wlstß m HM Ht AUST EHTIRPHISE VI3S 02W MM IUM 1704 2004 2M4 WUiOfCAPfUA VOZS OMM 11/04 1404 2404 ZIW 30«
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      884 35 f aggPll PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES (PTE) LTD I 140 Cecil Street, #03-00 PIL Building, Singapore *****0. I CR NO **********06 I BBS VOT Pll ISM I STO m API Wf HI fSI OOQ ACCLAIM Oil 1//4 11/4 I 30/4 2/55/5 B/515/5 14/5 IQTAPPWIIA PWIOO3 7*/— 2s'/4 j/i fa 33 M
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